Tengu and Legends

Sojobo, king of the tengu, his crow-winged karasu tengu, and the young Yoshitsune training in the mountain forest.

Reiki and the Mountain

The cedars, root paths and sacred waters where Mikao Usui found Reiki in 1922.

Animals of Kurama

The monkeys and bears of the mountain, at home among its temples and cedars.

Temples and Sacred Places

The gates, halls, guardians and sacred trees of Kurama-dera.